The Respected Foremost Goddess (Shri Adya Kālika) , She Who Takes Away the Darkness, is the cause of the Presence of Hapiness. Oh Goddess of Goodness, by the grace of this song of praise, one’s being becomes merged into the Supreme Consciousness which dwells in the three places.

The Seer of this divine song is the Goddess Herself, for the Delight of the Consciousness of Infinite Goodness, the meter is anuṣtup chanda (32 syllables to the verse), and it is in praise of the Foremost She Who Takes Away the Darkness. For the purpose of attaining perfection in the ideals of perfection, the fulfilment of desires , in procuring the requisite material necessities, and liberation, otherwise known as self-realization, this recitation is being performed.

hrīṁ kālī – She Who is All of Māyā, what can be perceived through the senses, conceived in the mind, or known through intuition and beyond; She Who Takes Away the Darkness. | 1
śrīṁ karālī ca – She Who Gives Increase of Perfect Respect; She Who is Formidable and…|2
krīṁ kalyāṇī – She Who is the Cause of the subtle body into the causal body; Welfare |3
kalāvatī – She Who Manifests All Qualities | 4
kamalā – She Who is the Lotus One |5
kalidarpaghnī – She Who Destroys the Pride of the Age of Darkness |6
kapardīśakṛpānvitā – She Who Gives Grace to the One of Matted Hair |7

kālikā – She Who is the Cause of Taking Away the Darkness |8
kālamātā ca – She Who is the Mother of Time and… |9
kālānalasamadyutiḥ - She Who is as Radiant as the Fires of Time |10
kapardinī – She Who Wears Matted Hair |11
karālāsyā – She Who Has a Gaping Mouth |12
karuṇāmṛtasāgarā – She Who is the Ocean of the Nectar of Compassion |13

kṛpāmayī – She Who is the Manifestation of Grace |14
kṛpādhārā – She Who is the Supporter of Grace |15
kṛpāpārā – She Who is Beyond Grace |16
kṛpāgamā – She Who Moves in Grace |17
kṛśānuḥ - She Who is Beyond All Grace |18
kapilā – She Who is the Giver of Nourishment (Cow) |19
kṛṣṇā – She Who is Black, Doer of All |20
kṛṣṇānandavivarddhinī – She Who is the Distributor of the Bliss of the Doer of All |21

kālarātriḥ - She Who is the Dark Night of Overcoming Egotism |22
kāmarūpā – She Who is the Form of Desire |23
kāmapāśavimocanī – She Who Cuts the Bondage of Desire | 24
kādambinī – She Who is like a Dark Cloud |25
kalādhārā – She Who Supports All Qualities |26
kalikalmaṣanāśinī – She Who Destroys the evils of the Age of Darkness |27

kumārīpūjanaprītā – She Who Loves the Worship of the ever Pure One |28
kumārīpūjakālayā – She Who is the Time of Worship of the Ever Pure One |29
kumārībhojanānandā – She Who is the Bliss of Feeding the ever Pure One |30
kumārīrūpadhāriṇī – She Who Wears the Form of the Ever Pure one |31

kadambavanasañcārā – She Who Roams in the Forest of kadamba trees |32
kadambavanavāsinī – She Who Dwells in the Forest of kadamba trees | 33
kadambapuṣpasantoṣā – She Who is Satisfied With the Flowers of Kadamba trees |34
kadambapuṣpamālinī – She Who Wears a garland of the Flowers of Kadamba trees |35

kiśorī – She Who is Young |36
kalakaṇṭhā ca – She Whose Throat is Dark and… | 37
kalanādaninādinī – She Who is the Disseminator of the Subtle Vibrations of Darkness |38
kādambarīpānaratā tathā – She Who Drinks the Nectar of the Kadamba Fruit then | 39
kādambarīpriyā – She Who Enjoys the Nectar of the Kadamba Fruit |40

kapālapātraniratā – She Who Holds a Bowl Made of the Skull |41
kaṅkālamālyadhāriṇī – She Who Wears a Garland of Skulls |42
kamalāsanasantuṣṭā – She Who is Pleased to Sit on the Lotus Flower | 43
kamalāsanavāsinī – She Who Sits on the Seat of the Lotus Flower |44

kamalālayamadhyasthā – She Who is Established in the Middle Space of the Lotus |45
kamalāmodamodinī – She Who is Intoxicated From the Intoxication of the Lotus |46
kalahaṁsagatiḥ - She Who Moves With the Gait of a Black Swan |47
klaibyanāśinī – She Who is the Destroyer of Iniquity |48
kāmarūpiṇī – She Who is the Intrinsic Nature of Desire |49

kāmarūpakṛtāvāsā – She Whose Desire is the Form of Desires |50
kāmapīṭhavilāsinī – She Who Reposes in the Center of Worship of Desire |51
kamanīyā – She Who is Desired |52
kalpalatā – She Who is all Desires |53
kamanīyavibhūṣaṇā – She Who is the Manifestation of That Which is Desired |54

kamanīyaguṇārādhyā – She Who is Pleased with the Quality of Tenderness |55
komalāṅgī – She Who Has Tender Limbs |56
kṛśodarī – She Who Has a Slender Waist |57
kāraṇāmṛtasantoṣā – She Who is the Cause of the Nectar of Satisfaction |58
kāraṇānandasiddhidā – She Who is the Cause of Giving the Perfect Attainment of Bliss |59

kāraṇānandajāpeṣṭā – She Who is the Cause of the Bliss of Recitation |60
kāraṇārcanaharṣitā – She Who is the Cause of the Delight From Offering |61
kāraṇārṇavasammagnā – She Who is the Cause of Moving in Waves or Cycles |62
kāraṇavratapālinī – She Who is the Cause of Protecting Vows |63

kastūrīsaurabhāmodā – She Who Gives the Intoxicating Scent of Musk to the Deer |64
kastūritilakojjvalā – She Who is the Shining Tilak of musk |65
kastūrīpūjanaratā – She Who Rejoices in the Worship With Musk |66
kastūrīpūjakapriyā – She Who is the Beloved of the Worship With musk |67

kastūrīdāhajananī – She Who is the Mother of the Radiance of Musk |68
kastūrīmṛgatoṣiṇī – She Who Delights Deer With Musk |69
kastūrībhojanaprītā – She Loves Food Cooked With Musk |70
karpūrāmodamoditā – She Who Becomes Extremely Pleased From the Offering of Camphor |71
karpūramālābharaṇā – She Who Displays a Garland covered by Camphor |72
karpūracandanokṣitā – She Who Enjoys Sandalwood Mixed With Camphor |73

karpūrakāraṇāhlādā – She Who Gives the Cause of Joy with Camphor |74
karpūrāmṛtapāyinī – She Who Drinks the Nectar with Camphor |75
karpūrasāgarasnātā – She Who Bathes in the Ocean of Camphor |76
karpūrasāgarālayā – She Who Dissolves in the Ocean of Camphor |77

kūrcabījajapaprītā – She Who Loves Recitation of the Kūrca Bīja mantra, huṁ |78
kūrcajāpaparāyaṇā – She Who always recites the Kūrca Bīja mantra, huṁ |79
kulīna – She Who is of Excellent Family |80
kaulikārādhyā – She Who is Adored by Practitioners of Kulācāra |81
kaulikapriyakāriṇī – She Who is the Cause of Love to the Practitioners of Kūlacāra, the behaviour of excellence |82

kulācārā – She Who is the Behavior of Excellence |83
kautukinī – She Who is the Joyous One |84
kulamārgapradarśinī – She Who Illuminates the Path to Excellence |85
kāśīśvarī – She Who is the Supreme Divinity of Kāśī |86
kaṣṭahartrī – She Who Takes Away All Difficulties |87
kāśīśavaradāyinī – She Who Gives Blessings to Śiva, the Lord of Kāśī |88

kāśīśvarakṛtāmodā kāśīśvaramanoramā |22|

kāśīśvarakṛtāmodā – She Who Causes the Male Lord to Become Intoxicated |89
kāśīśvaramanoramā – She Who is the Beauty of the Lord of Kāśī |90

kalamañjīracaraṇā – She Who Moves Swiftly to remove darkness |91
kvaṇatkāñcīvibhūṣaṇā – She Who has Tinkling Bells at Her Girdle |92
kāñcanādrikṛtāgārā – She Who Dwells in the Mountains of Gold |93
kāñcanācalakaumudī – She Who Displays Radiant Wealth on the top of Her Cloth |94

kāmabījajapānanadā – She Who is the Bliss of recitation of the Bīja Mantra of Desire Krīṁ |95
kāmabījasvarūpiṇī – She Who is the Intrinsic Nature of the Bīja Mantra of Desire Krīṁ |96
kumatighnīkulīnārttināśinī – She Who Destroys the Bad Thoughts of the Worshiper |97
kulakāminī – She Who is the Entire Family of Desires |98

krīṁ - She Who Dissolves the Subtle Body into the Causal Body |99
hrīṁ - She Who is All of Māyā, what can be perceived through the senses, conceived in the mind, or known through intuition and beyond |100
śrīṁ - She Who is the Ultimate Respect , the perfect perception of peace in the mind and peace in the heart |101
These are known as the Hundred Names of the Foremost Goddess, She Who Takes Away the Darkness, that begins with the letter Ka. By means of these mantras the fear of time is destroyed and….

kakārakūṭaghaṭitaṁ kālīrūpasvarūpakam |26|

…one attains union with the intrinsic nature of the form of She Who Takes Away the Darkness, the most excellent Manifested Cause.

Such a person compares the eight occult powers such as making one’s self small, etc., with the value of grass. These hundred names are known as the intrinsic nature of the Foremost She Who Takes Away the Darkness (Ādyā Kālī).

This hymn of a hundred names is the intrinsic essence of the Foremost She Who Takes Away the Darkness (Ādyā Kālī). Whoever will recite it or cause it to be recited, whoever will listen to it or cause it to be heard,

sarvapāpavinirmukto brahmasāyujyamāpnuyāt |47|

will be liberated from all sin and will attain to union with the Supreme Divinity.